{"id":13792,"date":"2023-04-18T04:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T04:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lib.sjp.ac.lk\/englishforfun\/?page_id=13792"},"modified":"2023-04-26T07:47:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T07:47:38","slug":"the-lion-and-the-mouse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lib.sjp.ac.lk\/englishforfun\/middle-school-stories-english\/the-lion-and-the-mouse\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lion and the Mouse (Aesop\u2019s Fable)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Lion and the Mouse (Aesop\u2019s Fable)&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23673ab7&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9194&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13792-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.sjp.ac.lk\/englishforfun\/wp-content\/uploads\/middle-school-stories\/2-The-Lion-and-the-Mouse.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.sjp.ac.lk\/englishforfun\/wp-content\/uploads\/middle-school-stories\/2-The-Lion-and-the-Mouse.mp3\">https:\/\/lib.sjp.ac.lk\/englishforfun\/wp-content\/uploads\/middle-school-stories\/2-The-Lion-and-the-Mouse.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.sjp.ac.lk\/englishforfun\/wp-content\/uploads\/middle-school-stories\/2-The-Lion-and-the-Mouse.mp3\" download=\"\">Click Here to Download the MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69e0800440799\" data-id=\"69e0800440799\" data-height=\"15\" data-height-mobile=\"15\" data-height-tab=\"15\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]In a vast forest there lived a mighty lion.\u00a0 He was considered the king of that jungle. 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